Cookie Policy

DDB Worldwide Communications Group LLC: Cookie Policy

Last Updated: June 6, 2024

DDB Worldwide Communications Group LLC (“DDB”) respects your concerns about privacy. We obtain certain information by automated means, such as cookies, web server logs, web beacons, and other technologies (collectively “Cookies”) when you visit, access, or use our websites, mobile sites or applications, that link to this Cookie Policy (collectively the “Sites”). This Cookie Policy explains how we use Cookies, their purposes, and how you can control them. Our use of Cookies may involve the processing of personal information. For more information on our data protection practices, see our Privacy Policy.

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What are Cookies?

A “cookie” is a text file that websites send to a visitor’s computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser. Cookies and other similar technologies may help us to (1) remember your information so you will not have to re-enter it; (2) track and understand how you use and interact with the Site; (3) provide enhance the functionality of the Site around your preferences; (4) measure the usability of the Site; (5) understand the effectiveness of our communications; and (6) otherwise manage and enhance the Site.

 

The Difference Between First Party and Third Party Cookies

Our Sites use “first party cookies” and “third party cookies”. First party cookies are cookies placed by us to collect information about you. Third party cookies are cookies placed by third party website operators. Information about you collected by those third party cookies will be shared with the relevant third party. Where indicated in this Cookie Policy, please refer to the relevant third-party website operator’s privacy notice for more details about the information they collect and how they use it.

 

How Long Do Cookies Last?

All cookies have expiration dates that determine how long they stay in your browser:

Session Cookies – these are temporary cookies that are placed on your device during your browsing session and then expire (and are automatically erased) whenever you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies – these are designed to last for a pre-defined period of time which varies depending on the nature of the cookie. Persistent cookies stay in your browser until they reach their individual expiry date or until you manually delete them (see the ‘Your Choices’ below).

 

What Information Do We Obtain Through Cookies?

The information we obtain in this manner includes your device IP address, domain name, identifiers associated with your devices, device and operating system type and characteristics, web browser characteristics, language preferences, clickstream data, your interactions with the Sites (such as the web pages you visit, links you click and features you use), the pages that led or referred you to the Sites, dates and times of access to the Sites, and other information about your use of the Sites.

 

Cookies Used on Our Sites

Below is a list of the Cookies that we use on our Sites. You can indicate your choices with respect to the use of Cookies via the Cookie preferences center tab available on the left side of the screen. Please note that, depending on your selection, you may not be able to take full advantage of the Sites or our products and services.

 

Essential Cookies

These Cookies are essential to the operation of our Sites, including to remember your cookie preferences and to store website administrator authentication credentials. Essential Cookies cannot be switched off. If you set your browser to block these cookies, some parts of our Sites may not work.

The following Essential Cookies are used on our Sites:

Name of Cookie Purpose of Use Duration
wordpress_test_cookie Cookie used to determine whether your browser accepts cookies session
wp-settings-X, wp-settings-time-X, wordpress_logged_in_X, wordpress_X Cookies used to store user authentication details 1 year
__cf_bm Cookie set by our video streaming provider (Vimeo) to identify and mitigate automated traffic and to protect our Site from bots. For information about Vimeo’s privacy practices, please see here. 30 minutes
_cfuvid Cookie set by our video streaming provider (Vimeo) to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address. For information about Vimeo’s privacy practices, please see here. 1 year

 

Functional Cookies

These Cookies enable us to provide enhanced functionality when you use our Sites.

The following Functional Cookies are used on our Sites:

Name of Cookie Purpose of Use Duration
None

 

Analytics Cookies

These Cookies collect information on usage of our Sites, such as information about how users navigate between different parts of our Sites, the pages they view, which links they click, how long they stay on a page, which page they are on when leaving the Sites, and whether the page is displayed correctly or whether errors occur. Such Cookies help us to improve the performance of our Sites, make the Sites more user-friendly and build, maintain and improve our Sites. These Cookies are provided by third-party analytics providers, including Google. For more information about how Google uses information from sites that use its services, please click on the link below. In addition you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on which is also linked below, although this may not work on some browsers:

How Google Uses Information From Sites

Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

Name of Cookie Purpose of Use Duration
_ga, _ga_8ZRL672S3R Cookies used to track users’ activity on the site 1 year

 

Social Media Cookies

These Cookies are set by third party social media companies and provide additional features, such as enabling you to share content with your social media network. These Cookies may also collect information to build a profile of your interests and to display advertising to you when you use the social media platform.

The privacy practices of the third party social media platforms, including are subject to the privacy statements of such third parties, which are available here:

The following social media Cookies are used on our Sites:

Name of Cookie Purpose of Use Duration
None

 

Your Choices

You can indicate your choice with respect to the use of Cookies via the Cookie preferences center tab available on the left side of the screen. Please note that, depending on your selection, you may not be able to take full advantage of the Sites or our products and services. In addition, you can also stop Cookies from being downloaded on your computer by selecting the appropriate settings on your web browser. Most web browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new Cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new Cookie and how to disable existing Cookies. On Microsoft Internet Explorer, this can be done by selecting “Tools/Internet Options” and reviewing your privacy settings or selecting “delete Cookies.” You can find out how to do this for your particular browser by clicking “help” on your browser’s menu or by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org. For mobile devices, you can manage how your device and browser share certain device data by adjusting the privacy and security settings on your mobile device.

 

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this Cookie Policy, please contact us by email at: [email protected].

Cookie Preferences

We use necessary cookies and similar technologies (“Cookies”) to operate this website. We and our partners also use optional Cookies to analyse website usage and to provide you with additional features (including social media features). Click ‘Accept All’ to consent to the use of these Cookies and related processing of your personal data, or ‘Manage Preferences’ to learn more and tailor your preferences.

You can revisit your consent choices at any time by returning to this preference centre via the tab on the left of this website and you can find out more, including about which cookies we use, in our Cookie Policy.

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